There is nothing like the feel of a bamboo rod. Fishing with a bamboo rod, compared to a modern rod, is much like the difference between flying an old biplane, vs a modern Cessna. The experience is completely different. There is a certain romance to fishing with bamboo. I still have my grandfathers/fathers bamboo rod, and fish with it from time to time. I am pretty sure it is over 100 years old. It has a lot of history in it.......